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Gun makers at defense fair seek opening of Brazil market
Diane Jeantet, Associated Press Updated 7:00 pm CDT, Tuesday, April 2, 2019
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Gun makers and military industry companies from all over the world gathered in Rio de Janeiro for Latin America's largest defense and security fair Tuesday, hoping to benefit from Brazil's new far-right administration and President Jair Bolsonaro's vow to loosen gun laws.
Brazil, whose gun market remains mostly closed to foreign firms, was expecting some 450 companies and nearly 200 delegations from 80 countries during the four-day expo, organizers said.
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Bolsonaro made public security a centerpiece of his campaign, saying police officers who kill criminals should be decorated, not prosecuted, and promising to overhaul gun laws in the world's murder capital.
Rio de Janeiro state Gov. Wilson Witzel adopted a similar stance. In an interview on Sunday Witzel said he had already met one of his flagship campaign promises: using sharpshooters to target criminals seen carrying large firearms.
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https://www.chron.com/news/world/article/Gun-makers-at-defense-fair-seek-opening-of-Brazil-13736425.php